Part of a year-long series, longtime cannabis law reform advocate and historian Allen St. Pierre examines monthly for Cannabis Business Executive the last fifty years of cannabis prohibition and the public advocacy efforts in America to bring about the ongoing and inescapable socio-political changes underway first at the state, and soon, federal level regarding cannabis policy. […]
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Fifty Years: How Marijuana Became Re-Legalized In America
By Allen St.Pierre Part 10 of a year-long series, longtime cannabis law reform advocate and historian Allen St. Pierre examines monthly for Cannabis Business Executive the last fifty years of cannabis prohibition and the public advocacy efforts in America to bring about the ongoing and inescapable socio-political changes underway first at the state, and soon, federal […]
Fifty Years: How Marijuana Became Re-Legalized In America
Part of a year-long series, longtime cannabis law reform advocate and historian Allen St. Pierre examines monthly for Cannabis Business Executive the last fifty years of cannabis prohibition and the public advocacy efforts in America to bring about the ongoing and inescapable socio-political changes underway first at the state, and soon, federal level regarding cannabis policy. […]
Smith’s Act of Contrition and the Battle to be “The Voice of the Cannabis Industry”
Over the last few weeks, there have been a number of announcements and articles that are connected to the behind the scenes posturing taking place to determine the “Voice of the Cannabis Industry”. Two weeks ago, we all read about the deal struck between Trump and Cory Gardner of Colorado and CBE even posted an […]
Despite NYC’s Lenient Pot Policy, This Shocking Marijuana Arrest Statistic Persists
Four years after New York City unveiled a new marijuana enforcement policy, lawmakers say data shows racial disparities persist in the marijuana arrest capital of the world—and blasted the NYPD for saying it’s due to complaints from communities of color. In 2014, the city unveiled a new policy whereby officers issue a summons instead of carrying out […]
Civil disobedience and cannabis: Time to quit?
This is a tough thing to write about but I think now is the time. Over the last few weeks, over 30 people have been arrested for either possession of cannabis or smoking cannabis in both Washington, D.C. and Philadelphia, which happened in part because protestors got up in the face of law enforcement and […]
Another One Bites the Dust, Nadelmann Steps Down From Drug Policy Alliance
Following the example of his long-time peer and fellow activist and advocate Allen St.Pierre, Ethan Nadelmann announced last week that he is ending a 23-year career of fighting the good fight to move on to his next great adventure. In an internal e-mail (see below), Nadelmann thanked his team at DPA and hinted at a future […]
Legal Marijuana and Its Diversity Issue
America’s legal marijuana industry has a huge diversity problem—and it couldn’t be more ironic. The Drug Policy Alliance estimates that less than 1% of the market to grow legal weed is owned or operated by people of color, a startling statistic considering millions of African-American and Hispanic men have been sent to prison for selling […]
Marijuana Industry Brings Compliance to a High Bar
By Michelle Drolet Ensuring overall compliance with strict regulations is the next growth opportunity. Whatever you think of it, marijuana is here to stay and coming to full legalization in a state nearest you. Controversy follows cannabis into every branch of society: political, cultural, science, health, education, legal and finance. A quick search on […]
